The Year 9 Art class visited Christchurch City Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū.

Last week the Year 9 Art class visited the Art Gallery. This field trip engages students in the wider contexts of art, and also introduces them to the gallery, which, as a public space, they are encouraged to visit at any time.

The exhibition that the students were focused on was Te Wheke: pathways across Oceania. In te reo Māori "te wheke" means octopus. Octopuses are renowned for being explorers and inquisitive by nature.

The theme of this exhibition is around navigation and exploration, created by artists from the Oceania region, and also included items curated and loaned from the museum. 

The students had a workbook to complete that encouraged them to engage with the meanings and wider contexts of the artworks. 

This workbook is available on the Gallery website to download. Visiting the gallery is a super weekend activity for the whānau. The exhibition and the gallery have free entry.